Pets · County · Oklahoma
Veterinarians in Custer County, OK
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in Custer County, OK, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 16 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,420 of 1,485 scored counties
#34 of 38 scored counties in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.7M
- On pets · $791 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 54% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.3
- 91% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,175
- −1.0% since 2020
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What this means
Custer County scores 16 (low) on the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, ranking #1,420 of 1,485 scored counties and #34 of 38 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $791 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Custer County spend about $8.7M a year on pets. Spread across 7 veterinarians, that is $1.2M per clinic, 54% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
There are 7 veterinarians on map listings in Custer County as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 6.3 for every 10,000 households, 91% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Custer County in 2023. That is one for every 1,227 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $270K has gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Custer County. Population estimates show Custer County declined 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Custer County compares
The same measures for Oklahoma and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all pets by the veterinarians counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Custer County | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.3 | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.8M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,227 | 2,775 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.0% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.0% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $791 | $832 | $909 |
| Median household income | $59,738 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 16 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 53
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $270K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Custer County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Custer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,175−1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 11,044
- Median age
- 33.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 989 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 29
- Median household income
- $59,738+19.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,426
- Median home value
- $181,500
- Jobs located here
- 11,641
- Daytime population
- 29,671Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oklahoma market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Oklahoma for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Oklahoma, with Custer County marked.
Top counties in Oklahoma
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wagoner County, OK | 85 | 9 | 2.9 | $3.2M | +14.6% | #46 of 1,485 |
| 2Canadian County, OK | 82 | 19 | 3.3 | $3M | +20.4% | #68 of 1,485 |
| 3Rogers County, OK | 75 | 10 | 2.7 | $3.4M | +7.1% | #178 of 1,485 |
| 4Bryan County, OK | 63 | 7 | 3.8 | $2M | +10.9% | #445 of 1,485 |
| 5Creek County, OK | 62 | 11 | 3.9 | $2.1M | +4.4% | #461 of 1,485 |
| 6Carter County, OK | 61 | 6 | 3.2 | $2.5M | +1.8% | #474 of 1,485 |
| 7Cleveland County, OK | 59 | 47 | 4.0 | $2.2M | +2.6% | #520 of 1,485 |
| 8Grady County, OK | 56 | 10 | 4.8 | $1.8M | +7.7% | #596 of 1,485 |
| 9Mayes County, OK | 51 | 6 | 3.9 | $2M | +3.5% | #723 of 1,485 |
| 10Logan County, OK | 51 | 9 | 5.0 | $1.9M | +11.5% | #724 of 1,485 |
| 34Custer County, OK | 16 | 7 | 6.3 | $1.2M | −1.0% | #1,420 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Custer County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Pets
- Pet businesses34
- Veterinarians16
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Custer County, OK?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 veterinarians in Custer County. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Custer County, OK spend on pets?
About $8.7M a year, or $791 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,044 households in Custer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Custer County, OK compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Custer County has 6.3 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 91% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.2M, 54% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Custer County would have about 3, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,227 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Custer County, OK growing?
Population estimates put Custer County at 28,175 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,044 households. Median household income in Custer County is $59,738, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.7%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Custer County scores 16 for veterinarians (low), #1,420 of 1,485 scored counties.
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